Major Update On Drew McIntyre's WWE Future (WWE News)

New details on Drew McIntyre's WWE contract status.

by Andrew Pollard
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Could Drew McIntyre soon be about to swap WWE to join Juggalo Championship Wrestling? If Vince Russo gets his way, bro...

While Russo has extended an offer to Drew on X, promising not to book him like crap should he decide to join JCW, McIntyre is tied down to WWE for at least the next couple of years.

Per Fightful Select, the latest deal that the Scottish Warrior signed with WWE in the spring of 2024 has approximately two-and-a-half years remaining on it, not to mention is earning Drew millions of dollars per year. While Fightful couldn't outright confirm a specific end date, the belief is that the 40-year-old former three-time WWE World Champion is tied to WWE through at least WrestleMania 44 in 2028.

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Interestingly, Drew McIntyre has previously said that he wanted to work for JCW back during his time on the independent scene, though that ultimately never came together. Fightful adds that McIntyre had heard of JCW's good reputation for how they treat their talent.

For those who may have missed it, last month saw it announced that Vince Russo had joined JCW as an investor, as a writer, and he also appeared at the latest set of JCW's Lunacy tapings. Russo has promised to get people talking about JCW, and it's fair to say that the promotion has, for better or worse, certainly had a little more coverage than usual in the past couple of weeks.

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As for Drew McIntyre, he came up short against WWE Champion Cody Rhodes at Saturday Night's Main Event last weekend. However, given that Cody dropped Drew with a DDT on the WWE Title before putting him away with the Cross Rhodes, one has to imagine McIntyre will be pushing for another rematch when SmackDown rolls around on Friday.

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